filming preparations 10/12/13

Due to my actors failing to turn up to the shoot on the 7/12/13 i have had to bring in new actors to film. This came with with some implications as the description of the artist had to change again, but i have managed to find someone who matches the stereo type of the indie pop audience.
The actor who is playing the artist role is a teacher at the school i attend, so we are unable to film off grounds. The school has perfect grounds for shooting the music video, as it light and a big natural space.

Locations;
1) school grounds; The artist walking around the grounds
Shots used; establishing shot of grounds, close up on the artist face, mid/wide shot of where the artist is walking to
2) bridge; close up shots to capture his facial expressions and wide shots to show his emotion whilst sining.

shots including;
Watch on wrist
Leaves falling
walking off
tracking shot

Equipment Requests

Filming preparations 7/12/13

Filming Preparations

Shots to include;

1)      Dury waiting at the train station, standing by the train sign- lip syncing/watching

2)      Leaning against pillars- lip syncing

3)      Walking through the grounds- shows the shots of the scenery-pensively

4)      Over the shoulder shot of him holding a picture of Anya and looking down at it

5)      Staring at the ballet shoes he has in his hands- throws them down on the floor

6)      Circling shots of Dury looking around and circling shots of Anya doing pirouettes(dancing) and thinking

7)      Close up shots of their faces looking sad/looking down at the ground

8)      Extreme close up shots of both of their eyes opening

9)      Be experimental-different camera angles and positions

Chaning of characters due to implications

Due to problems I have come across I have now got a new cast and that is

Dury Burdis playing the role as the performing artist, who is in love with his girlfriend. He comes across as an indie character, which has a lot of emotions going through his mind.

Anya Hurcomb playing the artists girlfriend, she’s more dedicated into her dancing than her relationship. She comes across as a very determined character.

filming update&solutions

Filming update

Due to my artist being away at uni, I have had trouble filling his role, this has set me back a week in my filming. to solve this i have now found a boy that matches the artists appearance and style, so i am hoping it will be a successful shot.
I managed to find a couple to film to get the narrative across, they have unfortunately just broken up, so i am unable to use them also.
i have found a solution to solve my problem, i am now using a different couple to film and i am able to film them this sunday

Lip syncing induction

Lip syncing

Definition; (of an actor or singer) move the lips silently in synchronization with a pre-recorded soundtrack.

lip syncing is an important aspect of our music video as, the visuals have to match the audio. You need to be able to see the singer singing in time with the audio placed on top of the music video, without the lip syncing the music video is incomplete.

its an important skill to have as you can apply it to media in many cases as it allows you to pre record and then add sound effects or other peoples voices into the scene,for example if an actor cant do an accent, you can record someone else doing it, and then add it in when editing your work. 

It also helps music videos more realistic as the audience will become more engaged as they will think the singer is singing to them.

To help me learn how to lip sync we practiced on a track called 'i wanna know' which had a visual track and a pre recorded audio track, i then linked the two together using final cut express and moved around the visual track to fit in with the pre recorded audio track. I done this by looking at the wave forms and matching them together. I also used markers to identify where specific moments of the audio track came in with the visual track.

Prop/ styling list

 

When filming my music video, the props involved

were a 'love note' which my artist used to show

his heart ache.

Male Artist styling list; chinos, jumper, shirt and boat shoes, this was to create an indie feel. which shows a connection with the indie pop genre.

Ed Sheeran is a good example as he wears similar clothing to my artist.

 

 

 

 

Filming prep

Locations;
1) train station; Anya walking into train station
Shots used; establishing shot of train station, close up on Oyster card, mid/wide shot of inside of carriage window
2)princess park manor;Anya dancing on band stand close up shots to capture her facial expressions and wide shots to show her movement whilst dancing.
3)park; Anya and Taran holding hands, sitting on bench, chris then singing, whilst walking past them this is done at a wide shot to get all three characters in the shot


The dancing scenes of Anya is going to show that her relationship is going through her mind, I'm going to do this by using opacity editing, to find the relationship of them going in and out of her mind this will be happening whilst the main shot is still focusing on her dancing so it shoes her dance overrides her relationship with him.


Close up shots including;
Watch on wrist
Clock on the wall
Ballet shoes
Leads falling
Holding of the hands
Bulldog
Shoes walking

First time filming

Night shots on the 10th November 2013 at 6pm

The band stand where the main events happen, shows Anya the dancer as a dedicated dancer as she spends most of her time dancing and little time with her boyfriend as she finds it hard to balance her social life with her education. By videoing this scene it really shows how passionate she is about her sport, by using close up shots of her face I am able to capture her facial emotions.

Due to the lack of light in these shots I have had to reschedule to do them the following weak during the day as the evening was not supplying enouth light to caputrue a clear shot.

risk assessment

What is a risk assessment?

A risk assessment is a systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in a projected activity or undertaking. These are very important as it will help you to ensure that if an accident occurs you would have assessed the risk and would try to prevent it as much as you can or reduce the damage.

 

location 1: Princess Park Manner

                                                      

The risks I could come across here are there may be broken glass or empty bottle's, so a lot of litter. Also I may come across dog walkers, so their dog could become a risk to myself and my artist. to prevent this I would make sure no filming is to be done near the broke glass and no harmful dogs are near

 

When filming at princess park manner I came across broke glass and empty glass bottles, we avoided this as we had assessed this before getting there, so we where able to film in an area where there was no risks involved. I and the artist was approached by two dogs whilst filming, but we were able to bond with the dogs, so no harm was done.

 

Location 2: School Grounds

 

The risks I could come across here are that the surface could be wet enabling someone to fall over, as there is a combinations of both grass and leaves. Also the surface is at a tilt making this a higher risk as its harder to balance, on uneven ground.

 

when filming on the school grounds, we came across many problems as it was raining the day before, so the surface area was wet, so we encounter many near falls, fortunately we were able to then film on concrete surface, so our stability was stable.

Filming Schedule

Casting arrangements

The music video pitch

The Pitch

My music video will include two males and one female, the male and female are seen as a couple and the other male is singing. In the scenes the singer does not engage with the couple, as he is shown in the background observing their relationship. 

The female is a dedicated dancer and she rarely has time to spend with her boyfriend, this causes strain on their relationship. This song really connects with the visual image as its saying you never made time which describes his feelings of her.

Story board

Many shots are of the nature around them, so shots of trees and to country side view.

Music video research

Ed Sheeren- give me love

How do the visually differentiate between verse and chorus?

Most of the action happens when the chorus sets in and in the verses they visually link each scene in with the chorus visuals, so the visuals in the verses lets the audience get an idea how it lead up to that action in the chorus.

How do they use the beat and rhythm in the visual style?

They use fast past editing the beat and rhythm become faster

How do they show case the star(s)?

The main character is shown throughout the video and the camera is always focused on her

How much do the visuals relate to the lyrics?

They relate a lot as the main star is cupid and the song title is give me love so creates that love flow as cupid and love link

What’s the overall concept?

That the star who is playing the cupid role isn’t receiving love herself so she is slowly dying.

Mood board

The Autuer Theory - Hype Williams

The Autuer Theory - Hype Williams

The autuer theory was developed in the 1950's and it states that a directors  film reflects the director's personal creative vision.

The auteur brings something personal and unique to each of the videos they produce. This shows that the director has their own creative vision which you can recognize straight away.

Hype Williams

Hype Williams is an exaple of this theory,

 he is American music video and film director.

Williams has created a number of music 

videos for many artists, including 2Pac, 

The Notorious B.I.G, LL Cool J, Nas, 

Missy Elliott , Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Kanye

 West, Aaliyah, Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, 

Ne-Yo and many, many more. All these genres 

are the same as the are all either pop or R&B songs.

A "signature style" involves placing shots in regular widescreen ratio, while a second shot is split and placed in the upper and lower bars. Creating a "banner" look.

 In addition to this, he frequently utilizes aerial and tracking shots which often move backwards or forwards, some techniques. It is a method often used by Hype which allows his videos to be dynamic, 

multidimensional and atmospheric as opposed to having static camera angles. An example of this is 'gold digger' by Kayne west.

Lyrics

Never Made Time

VERSE 1
Unexpected not what you thought
Didn't match the description you had in your mind
While I'm done playing your games i dont argue with your rules
Im no longer in your hands I'm no longer your fool

CHORUS 
And you took me by the hand
And you let me down to a place that i was never suppose to go
How could the beauty thats yours leave scars to sting
Well open my eyes and apologies
And let me go

VERSE 2
Im not afraid of the darkest place
But what i fear most is that your forget my face
Well i know you lack commitment from the start
But missing you is the hardest part


CHORUS
And you took me by the hand
And you let me down to a place that i was never supost to go
How could the beauty thats yours
Leave scars to sting
Well open my eyes and apologies
And let me go


VERSE 3
Well you said you barley knew me
But you never made time x3
                                             to see me

Well you said you barley knew me

But you never made time x3
                                             to see me

Target Audience

My music video is targeted at the younger generation, both male and female aged from 13 upwards, but mainly females aged 18-25. The genre for my music video is indie pop, so its played in the charts, so is available to everyone to listen to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ed Sheeran's style of music is Pop, Indie Pop, Electro Pop. The genre of music suggests that countless fans will be into Pop and Indie music which helps me narrow down my research to these types of music magazines. From looking at the music magazines it helps you gain knowledge about what type of people read them, this really helps to get a true understanding of who the target audience is.

After texting anyone and everyone and doing numerous posts on Facebook and tweets on twitter to find a  unsigned artist, I managed to have some luck, as my friends chosen artist, also allowed me to use another song of his. His name is Chris Johnston and I looked at his songs through his personal Soundcloud account, from there I was able to pick a song I liked.

 After having a look through all his tracks, I came across 'Never made time'. I really liked this peace of music as I felt that people of today could really relate to this track as the lyrics rely meant something. I also felt that I would be able to produce a music video for this song as I already had some ideas coming to mind.

 

So my friend texted Chris, to see whether I was able to use him or not. Chris said it would be fine! Then I started to think about creating my music video. I have been keeping contact with Chris going over some ideas and touching upon what he would like to see come out of this experience.

Andrew Goodwin

Andrew Goodwin

writer of 'dancing in the distraction factory'

His theory on music videos;

1)Music videos demonstrate genre characteristics e.g. stage performance in rock video, dance routine.

2)There is a relationship between lyrics and visuals

3)There is a relationship between music and visuals

4)The demands of the record label will include the need for lots of close ups of the artist may develop motifs which recur across their work (a visual style)
Examples;
One direction
they have developed a dance routine which they tend to do in their videos

5)There is frequently reference to notion of looking (screens within screens, telescope,e.t.c)
and particularly voyeuristic treatment of the female body

6)There is often intertextual reference (to films, Tv programmes, other music videos e.t.c)

Gold digger kayne west ft Jamie foxx

1) The characteristics in this type of genre video show girls dancing around in minimal clothing all skinny, the ideal figure which is shown in the media regularly in gold digger we see lots of girls dressed in just their underwear. The music genre fits the visuals as both artists are wearing gold chains and dark colours like many R&B videos. Also the girls in the background are wearing minimal clothing and dancing, in many videos of this genre they are doing this so it shows a clear link between each one.

2)The lyrics says that the girls want to be on the cover on magazines there is a visual link as there is girls on screen on the front page.

3)The music fits the editing as the cuts are in beat with the music also the girls are dancing in time to the music.

4)Kayne west has a signature move at that is moving his 

hands and looking in the opposite direction he uses this 

motif to make himself remembered and established, 

his record label helps him out also, he also tucks of part 

of his shirt in and the other side un tucked.

Music video time line

vent Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
	1st Jan, 1950	Scopitone	In the 1950's the scopitone was introduced. The scopitone is a 'visual jukebox' with a small screen showing performces synced with the music playing. The first scopitone was made in france. Many french artists such as Serge Gainsbourg recorded short sequences to be played along with their songs. Serge Gainsboure
	1st Nov, 1953	The 1950's	The 1950's is known as the birth of rock and roll music.
	1st Oct, 1960	The 60's	The 60's was know as the musical revolution and the time of freedom. Recordings of live music performances were the only music videos seen. The Beatles, Elvis Presley and The Supremes were all popular artists of this time period. The Beatles I Saw Her Standing There
	1st Oct, 1969	Space Oddity David Bowie	David Bowie Space Oddity
	1st Jan, 1970	The 70's	During this time there were still no music videos as such. Music artists performed live on shows such as Top of the pops and countdown.
	8th Oct, 1976	Its A Long Way To The Top	AC/DC
	1st Jun, 1981	The 80's	The 80's was a significant time period for music videos begining the age of 24 hour music television with the launch of MTV. 'Video killed the radio star' was the first video shown on the chanel. Video Killed the Radio Star MTV became an important tool in music marketing- allowing artists to create their own images through videos and also promoting their music.
	1st Jan, 1983	Michael Jackson- Thriller video released	Thriller Video This 14 minute long video was the most successful and influential in music video history.
	1st Oct, 1985	Madonna- Material Girl	Material Girl "Material Girl" incorporated New Wave music ( known as a sub genre of rock music ) and consists of synth arrangements with a robotic voice repeating the hook.
	8th Oct, 1990	The 90's	Many more genres were introduced during the 90's. For example r&b, hip hop and rap became more mainstream. Music Videos in this decade were common for many artists.
	1st Jan, 1995	Michael Jackon and Janet Jackson- Scream video	SCREAM is still today the most expensive music video ever made. The video cost $7 million.
	1st Oct, 2003	Youtube	Youtube allows you to watch music videos whenever you want. It also allows the public to upload their own videos.
	8th Oct, 2010	Lady Gaga and Beyonce	Telephone Music Video This video has become the sort of thing we associate with the r&b/hiphop genre of music.
	1st Dec, 2010	The Johnny Cash Project.	The Johnny Cash Project This project allows anyone to produce and contribute to the music video. The site gives you options of screen grabs from the music video that you can re create and add to the Johnny Cash video. This is an example of web 2.0 as it is allowing the audience to interact with the video rather than just consume it.
	1st Oct, 2011	Professor Green- Late night doritos video	Late Night Doritos Professor Green's new track has been filmed using a cutting edge 360° camera allowing fans to interact, manipulate and direct the video as they desire.

Evaluation

Daisy pledger evaluation from KExcell

Sound for our title sequence

Music/Sound and Effects

This non copyright music made on garage band, it is for our sound in our 2 minute title sequence called 'captured' This music will set in the basement scene where the camera is panning across the basement, it will be classed as a non diagetic, this scene will last about 12 seconds. Then the music changes into a soft melody where the character is walking into her house. We decided to have a contrast in music so it sets a relaxing tone to the audience after they have been scared. Also it shows that the scene has changed and so has the atmosphere.
We have added effects on the beginning scene to make it more surreal and interesting so it draws in the audience right at the beginning. We added a blur effect so it looks like the shot is coming from some ones sight which has become blurred from an accident they have been in, so they're vision is split.
After the basement scene we don't use effects on our shots as we want it to feel more realistic than the beginning scene.

Risk Assessment

Risk assessment are essential when filming, they are done in order to prevent any accidents or make us be prepared for them as they come.

The risks include:

• Filming with the camera without a tripod this could carry a risk as you may drop the camera as it is not on a stable stand.
• Before Filming you must make sure that the camera, tripod are all set up properly to prevent damage to the equipment and your self as they may fall or have an electrical fault.
• A short part of my film is filmed outside, whilst filming outside we must ensure that out filming does not disturb the general public. In order to do this we will try and avoid obstructing a public footpath or roads.
• To make sure we don't get any houses or cars in our shot without permission in order to do this we will shoot again, and then make sure that our shot is only of what we need in our shot 

Evaluation of each story board

Photographic images of shots from our film (realistic version of story board)

Here is our drawing version of our story board 

You can see a change within each of our story boards this is due to new ideas we thought of during the process of filming, but you can still see some similarities for example the shot of the door and the shot in bed on the phone. Also the close up shots and the extreme close up shots of the necklace on the chest.

I think by changing our shots it has made our film more interesting, it has also enabled us to add more shots in.